1) A questionnaire on sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behavior was distributed to married Jordanian men, but many refused to participate or complete it. Of the 200 fully completed questionnaires obtained, most had low sexual knowledge. 2) While many supported sex education and discussing sexuality, attitudes towards topics like masturbation, premarital sex, and homosexuality were mixed or confused. A majority were uncertain in their responses. 3) The study results were limited due to non-random sampling and bias from excluding illiterate men. But they indicated many married Jordanian men have poor sexual knowledge and could benefit from more sex education and discussions on these sensitive topics.

1. Sexual Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Among Married Jordanian MenA pilot Survey Walid Sarhan F.R.C.Psych. Wael Samara M.D. AMMAN-JORDAN

2. Methodology A questionnaire of 50 questions and some basic personal data was designed specially for this purpose. The questionnaire was distributed in hand by 30 assistants to randomly selected literate married Jordanian men . Men were asked to have a look and if the accept the idea ,to answer the questions and seal the envelop before handing it back. Assurances of confidentiality were stated clearly, no names or addresses are required.

3. Difficulties Many men refused even to read it. Many men read it and refused to answer it. To obtain 200 correctly completed questionnaires more than double that number was distributed. 26 questionnaires were incomplete and were eliminated.

4. The results The results will be presented of the 200 completed questionnaire.

5. AGE 16.5%

6. DURATION OF MARRIAGE 15.0% YEARS

7. The Children 24.0%

8. Educational Level 3.5%

9. 1-What is your Source of sexual knowledge?

10. 2-Do You Think that Your Sexual Knowledge is enough?

11. 3-WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SEX? 66.0% 26.0% 7.5%

12. 4 – Would you like to attend a lecture about sex? 61.5% 27.5% 11.0%

13. 5- How do you Evaluate your knowledge a Bout female sexuality?

14. 6- Do you Know the Phases of sexual excitement and intercourse? 59% 22.5% 18. 5%

15. 7- Do you know anything about sexual disorders? 48. 5% 32.0%

16. 8- Do you Know what is Sexual Perversion? 77%

17. 9- Do you know what is specialty of the doctor who treats sexual disorders?

18. 10- Do you think that there is a relation between sexual potency and the age of the man? 84.5% 10.5%

19. 11- Do you Support sex education? 73% 16.5%

20. 12-Do you Accept Sex Before Marriage? 77.5% 14% 8.5%

21. 13- do you Accept watching pornographic films?

22. 14- Do you support including sex education in school Curricula?

23. 15- Do you discuss sexual matters with your wife? 58% 42%

24. 16- are you ready to teach your children sexual matters?

25. 17- What do you think of Homosexuality?

26. 18- What do you think of sexual freedom in the west? 83.5% 8.5% 8%

27. 19- What do you think of the sex websites on the internet? 77.5% 12.5% 10%

28. 20- What do you think of the foreplay in sexual intercourse? 95.5% 2.5% 2%

29. 21- Did you masturbate before marriage? 88% 12%

30. 22- When did you start masturbation? Out of 176

31. 23- what was the average of your masturbation before marriage? Out of 176 61% 20% 16% 5%

32. 24- Do you masturbate after marriage? 75% 25%

33. 25- What is the average of your masturbation after marriage? Out of 50

34. 26- What do you think of masturbation?

35. 27- Did you Practice sex before marriage? 63% 37%

36. 28- with whom did you have sex? Out of 74 56.8% 27% 6.8% 6.8% 2.7%

37. 29- How many times did you have sex before marriage? Out of 74 58.1% 25.7% 16.2%

38. 30- how do you feel about the sexual experience before marriage? Out of 74

39. 31- How often do you have sex with your wife? 59% 22% 12.5% 5.5% 1%

40. 32- Did Have sex with anybody other than your wife after marriage? 79% 21%

41. 33- With who was that sexual activity? Out of 42 67% 17% 17%

42. 34- what is the enjoyable sex for you?

43. 35- Did Sex affect your life significantly? 48.5% 38.5%

44. 36- what do you think is the influence of religion on sex?

45. 37- What do you think of the effect of sexual suppression? 77% 19% 9%

46. 38- what do you think of the negative effects of masturbation?

47. 39- what do you think of the negative effects of premarital Sex? 57% 19% 14% 9.5% 0.5%

48. 40- What do you think of prostitution? 88% 12% 5%

49. 41- what do you think of rape? 77% 20.5% 3.5% 4%

50. 42- What do you think of Sexual Abuse of Children? 98.5% 1.5%

51. 43- What are the most sensitive parts of the body for sexual stimulation in men? 88% 5.5% 6.5%

52. 44- what are the most sensitive parts of the body for sexual stimulation in women? 13.5%

53. 45- what do you think of the relationship of orgasm in man and women? 59.5% 26% 14.5%

54. 46- when is the ejaculation considered Premature? 34.5% 26.5% 18% 11.5% 9.5%

55. 47- when is the man considered sexually impotent? 41.5% 3%

56. 48- when is the man considered infertile?

57. 49- Would You like to talk to an expert in Sexual Matters? 51% 37.5% 11.5%

58. 50- do think you are suffering from any sexual problems? 78.5% 14% 7.5%

59. Limitations: The sample is not following the methodology of randomization. The high refusal to participate lead to bias. Excluding illiterate men lead to bias. The cultural and religious influence affect the readiness to talk about sensitive issues like sex and certain areas like masturbation, sex before marriage and extramarital sex. The number of questions are not enough to cover the topic comprehensively.

60. conclusion The married literate Jordanian men are not ready to answer questions about sex. The sexual knowledge is poor. The attitude towards sexual matters is confused. Sex before marriage and extramarital sex seem to be high among those who accepted to answer the questionnaire, most probably it is higher among those who refused to participate.

61. Conclusion (con.) Sexual behavior is perplexed. A good percentage is always uncertain. Sex education is needed. More surveys about sexuality is needed. The results are similar to previous two surveys done by Sarhan on single men and married women.

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